Immediately below you will see a
quick reference calendar with information for viewing
the Shuttle(STS)
(when orbiting) the
International Space Station (ISS) the Hubble
Space Telescope (HST) the new Starshine
and other spacecraft. This information is taken
from the sites linked below and is presented here
for your convenience. Note: Detailed information
is supplied only for spacecraft that can be seen
during normal waking hours; *
indicates exceptional brightness;*
indicates the craft will pass into darkness and
disappear during the flyover; AM flyovers are noted.
The source sites linked below allow
visitors to track virtually every functioning satellite
and all other Earth orbiting craft and devices.
There are far too many to display in this format
so we focus on the most newsworthy. We will track
three craft on a regular basis
(STS, ISS, HST) we will also track the MIR through
its demise and any other spacecraft of interest
.
Our aim is to bring
you a quick reference to see what will be viewable
without the need to load the "J-track"
pages, However we urge all interested users to view
and use the wonderful dynamic displays found on
the "J-track"
and the other sites . These displays are in REAL
TIME and offer projected views unavailable anywhere
else.
BigPinellas.com is not afilliated
with "J-Track"
or NASA
[ The images below were taken from
the "J-Track" Applet ]
The images show actual
satellites orbiting the Earth
The
actual applets show the movement of the Earth and
the orbiting objects in real time